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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What snack does Martin serve Agate and Simon when Agate visits for the first time?
(a) Triscuits, cheddar cheese, and carrot sticks with hummus.
(b) Juice boxes and crackers with peanut butter.
(c) Lemonade and sandwiches with peanut butter and honey.
(d) Wheat thins, swiss cheese, and celery sticks with peanut butter.

2. What does Martin use to move the peacock away from Agate when she visits Simon at the house the first time?
(a) Cane.
(b) Rope.
(c) Umbrella.
(d) Leash.

3. What day of the week does Martin have crack-of-dawn services at the church?
(a) Monday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Thursday.

4. What does Agate's mother raise on their farm?
(a) Alpacas.
(b) Dairy cows.
(c) Angora goats.
(d) Blackbelly sheep.

5. When there is a shortage of rabies vaccine, where does Martin have to go to get his rabies injections?
(a) Denver.
(b) Wichita.
(c) Omaha.
(d) Cheyenne.

6. What type of puppies does Simon see when he visits Agate's house?
(a) Labrador retrievers.
(b) Golden retrievers.
(c) German shepherds.
(d) English Sheepdogs.

7. How many classes do Simon and Agate share at school?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

8. What color phones do the O'Keeffes have in their kitchen?
(a) White and avocado green.
(b) Black and brown.
(c) White and black.
(d) Black and red.

9. What is the anniversary of the school shooting Simon survived?
(a) May 28.
(b) May 19.
(c) May 15.
(d) May 1.

10. Where was there a SETI project that discovered a signal they were tracking was made by a janitor?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Australia.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) University of California, Berkeley.

11. How tall is the scaffold that holds up the Very Large Radio Telescope in Grin and Bear It?
(a) 400 feet.
(b) 20 stories.
(c) 15 stories.
(d) 100 feet.

12. What does Kevin's father do for a living?
(a) Runs a coffee shop.
(b) Teaches math.
(c) Teaches science.
(d) Runs the library.

13. Where did Simon's family live before they moved to the National Quiet Zone?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Cedar Rapids.
(c) Des Moines.
(d) Omaha.

14. The year Simon and his family had to leave, what was the name of a great horned owl brought to an animal blessing?
(a) Rufus.
(b) Petey.
(c) William.
(d) Sandy.

15. What nationality is Kevin's last name?
(a) Puerto Rican.
(b) Haitian.
(c) Filipino.
(d) Cuban.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after Easter does Simon begin taking Hercules to school?

2. In Chapter 5, how many people does Martin say showed up for Mass on Wednesday?

3. How long after Simon meets Agate, does she show up at his house?

4. What do Simon and his parents call the peacock that lives on their property?

5. What month do Simon and his family move to Grin And Bear It?

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